ArticleJournal of ultrasound2020
From an abdominal ultrasound to a lung disease passing through the diaphragm: a case of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Diaphragmatic Ultrasound in Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- One year of SARS-CoV-2 and lung ultrasound: what has been learned and future perspectives.Journal of ultrasound · 2021Review
- Thoracic ultrasound and SARS-COVID-19: a pictorial essay.Journal of ultrasound · 2020Article
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Abstract
rationaleIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease characterized by abnormal and excessive deposition of collagen in the pulmonary interstitium (fibrosis) with minimal associated inflammation evolving into progressive and irreversible decline in lung function. PATIENT CONCERNS: Patient referred discomfort, bilateral upper quadrant abdominal pain, and progressive exertional dyspnea (shortness of breath with exercise). DIAGNOSIS: Exertional dyspnea due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
interventionSonographic evaluation demonstrated an alteration of diaphragm excursion together with a relevant alteration of the pleural line and multiple irregular and confluent B lines.
conclusionsLung and diaphragm ultrasound could be employed as a screening or first-line diagnostic tool in the suspicion of interstitial lung disease.
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